Mailing wrapper for photographs



- April 23, 1929. H. L. GREVE 1,710,637

MAILING WRAPPER FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 'Filed Jan. 17, 1925 patented Apr. 23, 1929.

HERMAN L. GREVE,

PATENT OFFICE.

or NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAILING WRAPPER FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Application filed January My invention relates to mailing wrappers and the obiert of my invention is to provide a suitable ma inowrapper for photographs which will properly protect the pleture 1n trai'isit thro 'h the mails. will embody stiffness and r ht weight and in which the photian'aph i be quickly inserted or remotod witlnan anger of injury and wh ch may be reused :tor the same purpose it desired.

l'teterrin to the drawings which torm a part oil th specititaitimn G l lligg ure l is a perspta-tive view otthe wrapper closed ready for mailing;

l ie ure "2' is a plan view of the wrapper 111 open eond ition.

lii, .3e 9 is a plan view of a wrapper showinn' niodiiied form of holding band.

i i M i -:tis a longitudinal sectional YlOW ot wrapper taken in line -ll-,-':l: (|l" Figure .l. with the photograph held therein and the thin portions being also shown in dotted lines.

it i and two end flaps A 1 3 respectively. lit dicates a corrugated straw-board which is oi. proper length and. breadtlrto Mrrespond to the area of the body portion A. 4 nd Ci of strong manila paper ext'vnda l itmlimtlly over the straw-board amt U-C are cemented to the upper c'de oi" the body portion IL to which the milder side of the straw-board is also tormented.

"The spare left between the top of the atrawbrmrtl and band is just snttieient to rsnit the photograph l). to be inserted aler said band. which band oit sutiioient width to prevent the photograph from any i relative thereto after it has been 3: it .ier nndei'. The band shown in Figot two portions indicated by one end of each of which is (if and t remented to the body portion A as described tor hand C and the tree emls C and C are gunnned on their under sides and after the 17, 1925. Serial No. 2,974.

photograph is placed in the wrapper, the ends C -C are drawn tight and cemented togethen thereby lirmly holding the photograph in proper position in the wrapper, after whieh the end flaps ri -A respectively are folded inward above the band, and then the side flaps A-A are folded ove' and the soft metal clips lf)-D which are secured to the flaps A A respectively, are passed through the holes 1* formed in the flaps A and then bent over the ends of the upper flap A as illustrated in Figure 1, to hold the parts together.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new:

1. A mailing wrapper for photographs comprising a central body portion havmg narrow end flaps and wide overlapping side flaps formed therewith. a roenforeing straw hoard covering and cemented to the central body portion, a substantially wide, loose band extending from end to end overlying the straw board, for retaining a photograph positioned therebeneath. said end flaps and side flaps being; toldable over on the band and the central bodyportion in a flat condition completely covering the same, fastening means attached to the end flaps, said side flaps having registration openings for the passage of said fastening means for looking all of said flaps and protecting the marginal edges of the said photograph.

52. A mailing wrapper for photographs comprising an outer casing of card board material having side and end flaps formed integral therewith, a plate of stiff strawboard cemented to the inner face of said casing and conforming thereto in length and width, a substantially wide flexbile band havinp free ends held between said casing and plate and extending thereover and having its free ends provided with adhesive material to secure said ends together and hold a photo-graph firmly in position thereunder.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 31st day of December, A. D. 1924.

HERMAN L. GREVE. 

